Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of soil fertility, plant growth, mineral composition in leaves and petioles, productivity and fruit quality of papaya Formosa, Cv. 'Tainung No.1' in terms of levels of potassium fertilization on soil applied by fertigation. The experiment was carried during the growing seasons of 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 in a randomized blocks, with five replications, installed in an area of commercial cultivation in the of Russas city in Ceara state, Brazil. The treatments were: four doses of KCl (60; 120; 180 and 240 g plant month-1), applied as KCl in irrigation water along with conventional fertilizers used in cultivation of papaya in a Typic Quartzipisamment of farm. Treatment doses influence soil fertility by increasing the concentrations of N, P, K, organic matter and leached the soil base maximized the growth and yield of papaya. The absorption of N, P and K in the papaya tree was greater during the highest productivity. P showed the greates accumulation in the fruit. The levels of K influenced fruit quality. The dose 180 g plant per montn-1 favors the production of best quality fruits for table consumption and processing of pulp.
Highlights
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of soil fertility, plant growth, mineral composition in leaves and petioles, productivity and fruit quality of papaya Formosa, Cv
O controle do amadurecimento é fundamental para o aumento de sua vida útil após a colheita, visando o mercado interno e à exportação (TREVISAN et al, 2013)
0,2 e 0,2-0,4 m (Figura 1a, 1b e 1d), verificando-se que com o aumento das doses de K+, os teores desses elementos no solo foram reduzidos e a concentração de K+ foi elevada, seguindo um modelo linear (Figura 1c), com R2 = 0,97 e 0,99
Summary
Fertilidade do solo, crescimento e qualidade de frutos do mamoeiro Tainung sob fertirrigação com potássio. RESUMO - O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da fertilidade do solo, o crescimento, composição mineral nas folhas e no pecíolo, produtividade e qualidade dos frutos do mamoeiro Formosa, Cv. ABSTRACT - The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of soil fertility, plant growth , mineral composition in leaves and petioles, productivity and fruit quality of papaya Formosa, Cv. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a fertilidade do solo, o crescimento das plantas, a composição mineral nas folhas e no pecíolo, a produtividade e a qualidade dos frutos do mamoeiro Formosa, Cv. ‘Tainung No 1’; em função de níveis de adubação potássica no solo, aplicados via fertirrigação, nas condições edafoclimáticas de Russas CE
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